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Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin (BTC) Drops By 1.53%, Ethereum Down By 2.94%; Polygon Surges

The crypto price of important coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum falls today, painting the chart red. On the contrary, Polygon jumps over 9%.
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Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin (BTC) Drops By 1.53%, Ethereum Down By 2.94%; Polygon Surges

Crypto Prices Today: The market is trading in red on Friday.

As of writing, Bitcoin falls by 1.53% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum drops by 2.94%.

Solana drops by 4.20% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot slips by 1.16%. Cardano decreases by 2.03%.

The meme cryptos, Dogecoin plunges by 2.13, and Shiba Inu decreases by 2.16%.

On the contrary, Polygon jumps by 9.07%.

The global crypto market cap stands at 1.04 trillion USD, a decrease of 1.54% as compared opt the previous day. The total crypto market volume during the last 24 hours is at 54.38 billion USD, a decrease of 11.63%.

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The top 4 cryptos for today are:

Bitcoin (BTC) is down by 1.53%

The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin falls by 1.53% in the last 24 hours. The market cap of the crypto is 443.82 billion USD. Trading volume decreases by 13.58% in the last 24 hours. Each BTC is trading at 23,029 USD. Source: coinmarketcap

Ethereum (ETH) is down by 2.94%

The second largest crypto, Ethereum decreases by 2.94% in the last 24 hours, taking the market cap of the crypto to 193.66 billion USD. trading volume dips by 12.91% in the last 24 hours. Each ETH token is trading for 1,581 USD. Source: coinmarketcap

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Solana (SOL) is down by 4.20%

With a decrease of 4.20% in the last 24 hours, the market cap of Solana is currently at 8.89 billion USD. Each SOL token is costing 23.95 USD. Trading volume slashes by 34.30% during the last 24 hours. Source: coinmarketcap

Polygon (MATIC) is up by 9.07%

Polygon, on the contrary to other significant coins, surges by 9.07% in the last 24 hours. The market cap for the crypto is at 9.63 billion USD. Trading volume is up by a massive 162.11% as compared to the previous day. Each MATIC token is trading for 1.10 USD. Source: coinmarketcap

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Conclusion:

Crypto Prices Today: The market is down today, after 2 days of having mixed reactions. Bitcoin is down for the third consecutive day.

Also read: Litecoin and dYdX See Large Whale Transactions, These Altcoins Are on Traders’ Radar

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Shourya Jha

Shourya is a fintech enthusiast who mainly reports on Cryptocurrency Prices, Union Budget, CBDC, and FTX collapse. Connect with her at shourya@coingape.com

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